The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a second lawsuit against the Albertsons LLC grocery chain for racial bias at its Aurora distribution center.

In a suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Colorado, the EEOC claims Albertsons intentionally retaliated against employees who opposed discriminatory practices. The EEOC claims Albertsons denied workers medical care; rejected promotions and transfers; and taunted, disciplined and terminated employees who spoke out, among other practices.

Twenty-two people are claimants in the class-action suit and more could be added, EEOC trial attorney Andrew Winston said.

“We have seen a marked increase in the number of retaliation complaints,” he said.

The filing follows the EEOC’s first lawsuit against Albertsons, filed in 2006, which alleged racial and ethnic harassment at the Aurora distribution center.

The suit filed in 2006 said black and Latino workers were given less desirable jobs than their colleagues and said Albertsons did not respond to racist drawings and racial slurs around the distribution center. Albertsons spokeswoman Christine Wilcox said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to an editing error, it incorrectly quoted Albertsons spokeswoman Christine Wilcox, who said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

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